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Alaska Volcano Observatory - established to monitor Alaskan volcanoes, primarily those in the Cook Inlet Region
Cascades Volcano Observatory - info on volcanically-induced geologic and hydrologic hazards as well as images of volcanoes and volcanic phenomena are available
Istituto Internazionale di Vulcanologia
National Geodetic Survey - responsible for developing and maintaining the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS).
Nordic Volcanological Institute, Iceland
Smithsonian Global Volcanism Network
University of Piza - Volcanic Simulation Group

Santa Barbara

Discover the city of Santa Barbara, California, the birthplace of Earth Day. A 1969 oil platform blowout off the coast of Santa Barbara led to a wave of environmental laws nationwide. That gave impetus to what we consider now the cornerstones to the modern environmental movement. A year later, the first Earth Day was held followed by the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. A succession of other laws protecting water, marine life and endangered species followed.